Antietam Notes

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  • Generals:
    • Confederate- Robert E. Lee
    • Union- George B. McClellan
  • Battle begins September 17, 1862
  • More than 23,000 men killed altogether
  • Union Victory due to the large number of casualties to the Confederacy
  • First major battle on Northern soil
  • McClellan and his troops pursued Lee and his troops onto Maryland soil, and then launched their attacks from defensive positions behind Antietam Creek
  • Union troops over took a bridge, shortly before Confederate troops launched a counterattack from Harpers Ferry
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